Sir Ken Robinson is an author, public speaker and an international advisor on education. Earlier this year he spoke at TED about the need for an education revolution. He states that education in it's current form is similar to manufacturing. Students are all treated the same and put through a system where the expected results are all the same as well. When a student doesn't fit into this mold they are usually left by the wayside. He suggests that an organic approach is better. Like a farmer creates an environment for his crops to grow, education should simply create an environment that is conducive to allow the student to flourish. Here is the video: